Method of producing consumer milk with a defined fat content in packages

Abstract

Consumer milk with a defined fat content packed in packages is produced by mixing two fractions consistng of milk products with different fat content. One of the fractions has a fat content below the required fat content of the consumer milk to be produced, while the other has a fat content above the required fat content of the consumer milk. The mixing of the two fractions takes place immediately prior to, or during, the filling of the consumer milk in packages.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. Method of producing and packaging a standardized consumer milk product having a predetermined fat content in the package which comprises the steps of: 
       (a) selecting two milk fractions having different fat contents, one of said fractions having a fat content below said predetermined fat content and the other having a fat content above said predetermined fat content; and  
       (b) separately filling predetermined amounts of said two milk fractions into said package, either sequentially or simultaneously, causing mixing of said two milk fractions directly in said package to produce a milk product in said package having said predetermined fat content.  
     
     
       2. Method according to claim  1 , wherein the two fractions are dosed into the package simultaneously by means of two dosing devices. 
     
     
       3. Method according to claim  1 , wherein the two fractions are dosed into the package by means of a common dosing device which at first doses one fraction, then the other. 
     
     
       4. Method according to claim  1 , wherein the fraction with the lower fat content consists of skim milk, while the other fraction consists of cream. 
     
     
       5. Method according to claim  1 , wherein the fraction with the lower fat content consists of skim milk, while the other fraction consists of whole milk.